GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- The Business and Furniture Manufacturers Association announced that the approval of an updated ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 General-Purpose Office Chairs by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI).

Chromcraft Revington Inc. (NYSE Amex: CRC), a furniture manufacturer and importer for residential and commercial markets, posted a net loss almost doubled to $1.8 million for its first quarter versus first quarter of 2010. Sales fell $1.5 million versus 2010, to $12,480,000 for the period.

MasterBrand Cabinets could soon have a new master, as parent Fortune Brands continues its process of spinning off its many businesses into three separate companies. SEC filings revealed the progress.

RICHMOND, IN -- Wood casket manufacturer Richard "Jeff" Jeffers has purchased land that once contained the Kemper Cabinet plant, most recently owned by MasterBrand Cabinets.

Biomass Secure Power Inc. (OTC:QB: "BMSPF") says it will earn more than $37 million annually providing wood pellet fuel to LG International, Korea's second largest conglomerate.

H.B. Fuller saws woodworking and windows markets in China will be among those served by a newly opened adhesives plant in Nanjing, China

Dorel says its first quarter home furnishings revenue increased led principally by increased sales of upholstered furniture and futons. On-line sales nearly doubled from 2010.

Combustible dust and OSHA compliance formed a recurring theme of the wood industry's top news, while the continued restructuring of cabinetry and furniture operations, and suppliers to the industry, fueled reader interest. Large wood structures in Seville, Spain and and Elkhart, IN also drew lots of attention.

Loggers curtailed activity in some areas and completely suspended operations in others, report editors of Hardwood Review, as hardwood forests across much of the eastern U.S. and Canada were wet, and in some cases, submerged.

Kingswood Millwork, a Wainfleet, Ontario company, has opened a U.S. operation in Buffalo. The custom wood door and window firm invested $350,000 in equipment and hired six for a 400-window restoration project on the historic Corbin Building in New York City, beating out at least one U.S. competitor for the bid.